MiNK Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INKT – Get Rating) and Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.1% of MiNK Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of MiNK Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

MiNK Therapeutics has a beta of -0.63, indicating that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anavex Life Sciences has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

MiNK Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Anavex Life Sciences. Anavex Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MiNK Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares MiNK Therapeutics and Anavex Life Sciences' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for MiNK Therapeutics and Anavex Life Sciences, as provided by MarketBeat.

MiNK Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 219.63%. Anavex Life Sciences has a consensus target price of $43.25, indicating a potential upside of 408.23%. Given Anavex Life Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Anavex Life Sciences is more favorable than MiNK Therapeutics.

Summary

Anavex Life Sciences beats MiNK Therapeutics on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MiNK Therapeutics

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MiNK Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. Its product candidate is AGENT-797, an off-the-shelf, allogeneic for iNKT cell therapy and treatment of various myeloma diseases, which is in Phase 1 clinical trials. The company was formerly known as AgenTus Therapeutics, Inc. MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York. MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Agenus Inc.

About Anavex Life Sciences

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Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of drug candidates for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Its lead drug candidate is ANAVEX 2-73, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; Phase III clinical trial to treat pediatric patients with Rett syndrome; Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; and preclinical clinical trials to treat epilepsy, infantile spasms, Fragile X syndrome, Angelman syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and tuberous sclerosis complex. The company's drug candidate also comprises ANAVEX 3-71, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of frontotemporal dementia; and preclinical clinical trials for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Its preclinical drug candidates include ANAVEX 1-41, a sigma-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of depression, stroke, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's diseases; ANAVEX 1066, a mixed sigma-1/sigma-2 ligand for the potential treatment of neuropathic and visceral pain; and ANAVEX 1037 to treat prostate and pancreatic cancer. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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